Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, developed initially in 1977–1979 for a DEC mainframe by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling.
fantasy freeware interactive fiction puzzle-solving text adventure text parser text-onlyGolden Axe is a side-scrolling hack and slash fantasy game created by Sega and released for arcade machines in 1989. The game was ported the same year to the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesi...
Year: 1990 Genre: Beat-'em-up
2 players arcade co-op coin-op conversion fantasy fighting hack and slash progressive beat-em-up sword and sorceryThe Elder Scrolls II - Daggerfall is an open-world single-player action RPG by Bethesda Softworks. It was released in 1996 on the PC. It's the second entry in the popular Elder Scr...
Year: 1996 Genre: Role Playing
action-rpg fantasy freeware medieval non-linear open world sandbox sword and sorceryKing's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow is the sixth chapter in the King's Quest series of graphics adventure by Sierra Entertainment started with King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown.
fantasy graphic adventure point and click puzzle-solvingLands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos, the first chapter of the Lands of Lore series, is a real-time dungeon-crawling rpg viewed from first-person perspective (like Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder).
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
fantasy puzzle-solving real-timeZelda Classic is a fanmade faithful reproduction of The Legend of Zelda, the legendary videogame created by Nintendo. This remake, created by Armageddon Games, is an exact replica of the NES version released in 1986.
fangames fantasy puzzle-solving remakeUltima VII: The Black Gate is a role-playing game and seventh in the line of Ultima games designed by Richard Garriott, it was developed and published by Origin systems, and released for DOS in 1992.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
fantasy medieval party-based puzzle-solving real-time sword and sorceryGhosts 'N Goblins is a popular arcade released by Capcom in 1985 and later ported to many home platforms. The Amiga version was published by Elite in 1990, several years after the original Capcom coin-op.
coin-op conversion dark fantasy horror platform side-scrolling sword and sorceryDungeon Master, developed by FLT Games initially in 1987 for the Atari ST, is an grid-based 3D action role-playing game and one of the best selling Atari ST games of all time. This...
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
atari st dungeon crawler fantasy party-based puzzle-solving real-time sword and sorceryThe Elder Scrolls: Arena is the first game in The Elder Scrolls series, it is an epic fantasy open world role-playing game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1994 for MS-DOS.
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
action-rpg fantasy freeware medieval non-linear open world sandbox sword and sorcerySir Fred: The Legend is a side-scrolling action game released in 1989 for the Amiga and Atari ST. Developed by Incal Product and published by Ubi Soft, the game puts you in the sho...
Year: 1990 Genre: Beat-'em-up
atari st fantasy medieval side-scrolling violenceMyst is a first-person graphic adventure created by Cyan and published by Brøderbund in 1993 for Macintosh and Windows 3x. The game was incredibly successful, and it was ported la...
3d rendering clicker fantasy first-person point and click pre-rendered puzzle-solvingBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Crystal Dynamics. It was first released for the PlayStation in 1996. The Windows port was made by Semi ...
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